* Major arrests promised over riots *A senior police officer says there will be "significant arrests" of those involved in three nights of rioting in Belfast.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624559

* Prison 'not linked' to crime drop *Justice Secretary Ken Clarke tells judges he does not believe there is a link between rising imprisonment and falling crime.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624171

* UK military hit by fourth death *The death of a Royal Marine is announced, as the hunt continues for an Afghan soldier who killed three British soldiers.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10624523

* BP delays pressure test on well *BP delays a key test on a well cap designed to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, after officials call for more analysis.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10616596

* Iranian scientist 'heading home' *An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10626593

* Eight die in Afghan suicide raid *Three US soldiers and five Afghans die in a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar, as a manhunt continues for an Afghan soldier who killed three UK troops.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10628951

* US lifts lid on WikiLeaks probe *The US tells the BBC how it believes an alleged whistle-blower obtained classified diplomatic data while on an army base in Iraq.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10596057

* Iranian scientist 'heading home' *An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10626593

* Attack on Yemen security offices *Gunmen in Yemen attack two government offices in the southern province of Abyan, with casualties reported.Full story:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10627442